by (Joseph) Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953)
Most Holy Night See original
Language: English
Most Holy Night, that still dost keep
The keys of all the doors of sleep,
To me when my tired eyelids close
Give thou repose.
...
Let them that guard the hornèd moon
By my bedside their memories croon.
So shall I have new dreams and blest
In my brief rest.
Fold your great wings about my face,
Hide dawning from my resting-place,
And cheat me with your false delight,
Most Holy Night.
Composition:
- Set to music by Ivor (Bertie) Gurney (1890 - 1937), "Most Holy Night", 1920, published 1959, stanzas 1,3-4 [ voice and piano ], revised 1925
Text Authorship:
- by (Joseph) Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953), "The night", appears in Verses and Sonnets, first published 1896
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 94